Meet Titan

Meet Titan. In this post, I introduce Titan and explain the thought process behind the hardware choices I made.

Host

For the host, I chose a UGreen NASync DXP4800+. The reason I chose this was that it offered an all in one solution that competitive hardware (especially in comparison to Synology) at a relatively affordable price. The Plus model in particular was attractive as it has a separate boot drive so that one of the NVME's isn't taken up by the OS. UGreen is also supportive of modding and allows other OSes to be installed.

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Cache, RAM, and Storage

I chose the following hardware mainly because it was listed as compatible by UGreen and available on Amazon.

• RAM: Crucial 32GB DDR5 RAM Kit (2 x 16)
• Cache: 2 x Kingston NV3 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD
• Storage: 4 x Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS Internal Hard Drive
• Boot USB: 64GB PNY Elite-X™ Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

For a UPS, I chose the Ugreen 120W UPS, mainly because it was directly compatible with the DXP4800. The UPS for the NAS plugs directly into the UPS (along with a USB cable) so that it can control the NAS in event of a power outtage. It's also nice and compact.

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